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Sep 20, 2026
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Undergraduate Catalog 2026-2027
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CIN 205 American Cinema Credits: (3)
This course examines the American cinema as an artistic, political, and cultural entity that has uniquely influenced film production and reception through its studio system, its development and employment of genres, and its creation of aesthetic and stylistic conventions. Students will engage in viewing, discussion, and written analysis of American film texts, focusing on how these texts relate to the cultural movements and intellectual history of American civilization. Possible contextual focuses for the course could include: American cinema and identity construction, external forces on American life, American landscapes and regions, American genres, or other emerging topics in the field. Prerequisite(s): ENG 104 .
SUNY Gen Ed Area(s): Humanities
Designation(s): Liberal Arts
Learning Outcomes
- Make and defend judgments about the meanings and functions of American film texts.
- Critically analyze American cinema text(s) in writing.
- Identify and use cinematic terms and theory in textual analysis appropriately.
- Explain the connections between American cinematic texts and the aesthetic, theoretical, social, political, and cultural history of the periods in which they were produced.
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